STATES' RIGHTS

WHAT ARE STATES' RIGHTS?

• The belief that the states interests are better than the federal govt
• The North and the South had completely different economies.
• The federal govt didn't know about the South's personal needs.
• Therefore, the South believed that they needed the right to make their own laws.

NORTH VS. SOUTH

• The North believed that all states should abide by Congress's laws.
• The South believed that they should choose their own laws.
• The federal government doesn't know about the South's personal needs.
• They thought that a representative from New York could not care about the South.

TARIFFS

• The North wanted high tariffs on goods from other countries because it helped their economy.
• It would make their goods less expensive and they would outsell competitors' goods.
• The South didn't want tariffs because they imported many goods from other countries.

SLAVERY

• The South wanted slaves because they needed them to run the plantations.
• North didn't want slaves because they didn't have a need for them.
• The North did not understand how important slaves were to the South's economy.
• The South believed that they should make their own laws.

CREATED BY...

• Priti Dutta
• Vishrutha Arun
• Deepak Akkara